Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-08-18

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ments.
Manning papers are exultant be-
cause the Fourth of July committee
$36 lett after all expenses are paid.
They should let Patton have It to
fulfill his obligations to the Audubon
base ball club.
MIR. J. b. Hungerford, Of the Car
roll Herald, delivered the Grafton
before the alumni Of the Agricul.
tural College at Ames, on Friday,
Aug. 9Th. His effort has been
highly complimented.
A class Of school ma'ams, who
had been reciting in the court house
preceding the republican county
convention, remained in the hall
during the deliberations OF that
body, and so good order prevailed.
The school board has employed
Mrs. Il. L. Hawk, wife of the pro.
fessor, to conduct the second primary
department Of our schools. The
lady has had extended experience,
and is recommended rs an excellent
educator.
Octavius Phineas Waitman is con-
stitutionally a "jiner." His latest
utilization is with the ladies' mite
society at Gray. 1t is the first sign
of disintegration apparent in the
society. We trust the ladies will
pardon the allusion.
DR.. ID. q. Lass was called to at
tend Dewey Green, south Of Extra,
last Saturday night, the patient suf.
fering from introsusception of the
bowels, but he had passed away be.
fore the doctor could reach his bed
side. Deceased was % Yeas ofage.
The republican county convent IN
was truly representative Of the pco.
pie. 1t contained 50 farmers 6 mer.
chants, doctor and banker-a
clear freeze out of legal trickstcrs,
The committee on credentials had
the honor not to report demagoguc
present.
The family of Hans Marqueson
is just recovering from severe siege
of sickness. Mrs. Marqueson and
the children have had scarlctina,
while Mr.. Marqueson has been con.
fined to his bed by malarial fever,
We are glad to note that all are
improving.
The table published in these col.
umnS last week showing senatorial
preferences of voters rs expressed NJ
the primaries was correct except in
Extra township, where the entire
delegation was for l}onwcll, and in
Audubon township where four were
equally divided.
observation-disclosures, the ~
year old son OF George Armstrong,
of Greeley township, had the mis-.
fortune to crush the second finger
of his left hand In corn shelter one
day last week. DR.. ID. G. Lass was
summoned and found i. necessary to
anputate the injured member at the
third joint.
A lodge of Good Templars is to
be started in Manning next Satur-
day night, and Lawrence, Of the
monitor, makes an open proposition
to Morrow, Of the Nerps, that both
become members. According to
their published reports it would be
much better lodging than the boys
have been having OF late.
Freddie Gleason was running
backward in the ditch just west of
the Rock Island railway track, Mon
day, and ran against the track cross
ing the ditch with such force as to
throw him forward on his face, in
flicting injuries that have kept him
in bed since that time. He is i'm
proving under the care of DIR.
Cloughly.
r. A. Steere's barn was in the
track OF the storm Of the 10th inst,
and was totally destroyed. a litter
of pigs, covered by the debris, was
rescued. The storm was very de-
structive and demolished most all
barns in its path. Corn fields were
laid low, but are said to be rising
again, under the Strengthening in.
fluence of the suns rays.
Mr.. Chas. Wilkins, a conservative
and intelligent farmer of Melville
township, saws that while five weeks
ago his fields promised to yield the
largest crop he has ever raised he is
now confident that by reason of the
long continued drouth he will not
gather more than 40 bushels per
acre. He is also of the opinion that
subsequent rainfall cannot make
good the loss.
Jas. r. Pound has broken ground
for his new brick shop. 1t will be
25x5o, two stories high, and when
completed will be one Of the best
wagon and carriage manufactures
in the west. 1t IS being built
around the old shop, which will be
torn down as soon as the new is en-
closed; thus the work Of Mr..
Pounds force Of mechanics will not
be interfercd with in the least.
Elsewhere will be found the an
nouncement of F. E. Brainard, Esq,
as a candidate for the nomination for
county auditor. Mr.. Brainard Is a
young man of exceptionally fine
abilities for the office, and has hosts
Of friends in the county who will
see that he has fair representation in
the convention. He has overcome
the disadvantage of democratic
training, and been an active repub-
lican from his earliest years.
Miss Alta Cole, who has been
making an extended visit with rela-
tives in Glidden and eastern Iowa,
returned Tuesday. Her last visit
was at Belle PLANE, where she had
the pleasure of seeing the great and
unframed artesian well, Months of
endeavor have failed to check its
flow, and yet the same contractor